1996 Ladies European Tour

The 1996 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place in 1996. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).

1996 Ladies European Tour season
DurationN/A
Number of official events18
Order of MeritEngland Laura Davies
1995
1997

Tournaments

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The table below shows the 1996 schedule.[1][2] The numbers in brackets after the winners' names show the number of career wins they had on the Ladies European Tour up to and including that event. This is only shown for members of the tour.

Date Tournament Venue Location Winner Score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Note
5 May Women's Welsh Open St Pierre Golf & Country Club Wales   Lisa Hackney (1) 289 1 stroke   Laura Navarro
  Anne-Marie Knight
11 May Costa Azul Ladies Open Troia and Aroeira GC Portugal   Shani Waugh (1) 214 2 strokes   Marie-Laure de Lorenzi
  Mary Grace Estuesta
  Helene Koch
  Aideen Rogers
9 Jun Ford-Stimorol Danish Open Vejle Golf Club Denmark   Nadene Gole (1) 209 2 strokes   Rachel Hetherington
  Anne-Marie Knight
16 Jun Deesse Ladies' Swiss Open Maison Blanche, Geneva Switzerland   Sophie Gustafson (1) 280 1 stroke   Lisa Hackney
22 Jun Evian Masters Evian Resort Golf Club France   Laura Davies (23) 274 4 strokes   Carin Koch
30 Jun Glashütte Ladies' Austrian Open Colony Club Gutenhof Austria   Martina Koch (1) 213 2 strokes   Lynnette Brooky
7 Jul Hennessy Cup Cologne Germany   Helen Alfredsson (7) 280 Playoff   Liselotte Neumann
  Trish Johnson
28 Jul Guardian Irish Open Citywest GCC, Dublin Ireland   Alison Nicholas (12) 277 8 strokes   Trish Johnson
11 Aug McDonald's WPGA Championship of Europe Gleneagles Scotland   Tina Fischer (1) 278 1 stroke   Charlotta Sörenstam
  Trish Johnson
18 Aug Weetabix Women's British Open Woburn Golf and Country Club England   Emilee Klein (1) 277 7 strokes   Amy Alcott
  Penny Hammel
Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour
25 Aug Trygg Hansa Ladies' Open Haninge GC, Stockholm Sweden   Annika Sörenstam (3) 279 1 stroke   Joanne Morley
  Alison Nicholas
1 Sep Compaq Open Örebro GC Sweden   Federica Dassù (5) 280 Playoff   Helen Alfredsson
  Kathryn Marshall
8 Sep Marks & Spencer European Open Hanbury Manor England   Trish Johnson (9) 274 5 strokes   Pernilla Sterner
  Anne-Marie Knight
15 Sep Wilkinson Sword Ladies' English Open The Oxfordshire Golf Club England   Laura Davies (24) 273 4 strokes   Helen Alfredsson
29 Sep Ladies German Open Treudelberg GC, Hamburg Germany   Joanne Morley (1) 281 4 strokes   Maria Hjorth
13 Oct Open de France Dames Le Golf d'Arras France   Trish Johnson (10) 200 10 strokes   Raquel Carriedo-Tomás
  Fiona Pike
20 Oct Italian Ladies' Open di Sicilia Il Picciolo GC, Sicily Italy   Laura Davies (25) 282 3 strokes   Tina Fischer
  Fiona Pike
2 Nov Open de España Femenino La Manga Spain   Caryn Louw (1) 206 4 strokes   Assia Arruti

Major championships in bold.

Order of Merit rankings

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Rank Player Money (£)
1   Laura Davies 110,880
2   Helen Alfredsson 97,804
3   Trish Johnson 80,333
4   Alison Nicholas 69,878
5   Lisa Hackney 69,550
6   Joanne Morley 56,254
7   Marie-Laure de Lorenzi 56,026
8   Tina Fischer 47,585
9   Federica Dassù 40,631
10   Laura Navarro 36,791

Source:[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Past Tournament Winners, Ladies European Tour, GolfToday
  2. ^ Ladies European Tour - 1994 to 1999
  3. ^ "Facit 1996, Fakta från AmEx Tour, Penningligan (Slutställning)" [Season 1996, Facts from AmEx Tour, Money leaders (final standings)]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 12. December 1996. p. 89. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
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